The 5G Factor: Qualcomm, Infrastructure Bill, and Key Takeaways from GSMA Report

In this episode of The 5G Factor, part of the Futurum Tech Webcast family of content, I'm joined by my colleague and fellow analyst, Ron Westfall for our weekly look at what's happening the world of 5G. Our conversation today explored the following:

• The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill is good news for efforts to bridge the digital divide. Passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Bill and the good news that brings for expanding broadband and 5G connectivity across the nation, closing the digital divide and allocating millions to a variety of different initiatives, as well as $100 million to each of the states.
• Data from the GSMA report: 2021 The Mobile Economy North America including the fact that in North America, $1 trillion of mobile technologies and services generated 4.4% of GDP in North America in 2020, which is a contribution equivalent to $1 trillion of economic value added. Wonder why we focus so much on 5G — these numbers are only going up! Ron broke down growth we can expect ahead, content strategies for CSPs and partnerships we're seeing, along with some info on private networks, which we've covered here frequently
• Qualcomm had an impressive Investor Day 2021 event this last week and we wrapped the show talking about some of Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon's vision, the diversification strategies the company has and is embracing, and how that's paying off and will continue to do so for the technology giant now and in the future.